Yesterday, I noted some of the nasty transphobia that had shown up in a recent /gg/ thread on 8chan, undercutting somewhat the claims to respectability we’ve been hearing a lot of from GamerGaters recently. Well, 8channers noticed my post, and weren’t exactly pleased about it.
But their responses to my post, well, they didn’t exactly suggest that the transphobia I saw in the earlier thread was some sort of fluke.
Oh, sure, some of the commenters complained, as my critics often do, that I had “quote mined” the earlier thread.
Sitting cheek by jowl next to these comments were comments of a rather different sort. Trigger Warning for threats, transphobia, homophobia, etc.
So, yeah, there’s really no need to posit vast conspiracies sending paid shills to shitpost on 8chan when it’s pretty clear a sizeable portion of their userbase is happy to post crap like this for free.
And there’s no need to mine for quotes like these when there are so many of them just sitting right there on the surface.
Lighthearted comment -> everybody chases you off
Please people reconsider.
People who refuse to take no for an answer do not fare well here, Mackey.
Everything about you says JAQing off troll.
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Especially the bit where zie KEEPS TALKING ABOUT IT. Instead of apologizing and moving on.
scaramouche
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You think that spreading damaging stereotypes about people with mental illnesses is “lighthearted”?
wow. Just wow.
Yes, everything you say makes me reconsider, and think even less of you.
He will not let me go
scaramouche, will you do the fandango?
Beelzebub has a sumpin sumpin for meeeee
Thunderbolts and lightening, very very frightening me
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Still wondering where the comments under moderation are…
Wild thing.(bewildermess) : I take no for an answer!
Stop making something I am not!
Look at the amount of shit I am getting here for no good reason. Reread the thread (hopefully with the moderated post) as it is,
I am just a poor boy, nobody loves me.
Mama mia, Mama Mia, MAMA MIA LET ME GO!
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Hey everyone, I have this really sexist and racist comment to make, and it’s super-funny, and I don’t at all deserve to catch any shit for telling it because it’s just a lighthearted thing. Lighthearted = get out of all criticism free card. I learned this from Mackey so it must be true.
He is just a poor boy from a poor family
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We will not let you go
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D’oh!
Nothing really matters
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Is there anyone who wants some kind of discussion?
I want to ride my bicycle
How many times do you have to be told the shit you were spouting isn’t up for discussion?
This isn’t a debate blog. It’s for mocking misogyny.
Now PISS OFF.
I want to play pirates with Mr K.
I want to ride it where I like